Squashed hopes. Rejection. Betrayal. There are scores of words that describe why people give up on their dreams and settle. Most of them fall under the three Ds. Meet Disappointment, Delay and Distraction. Oh, you already know each another? Everybody has met them. Some people know them intimately. Disappointment starts early. We learn as kids …
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Too Much, Too Fast. Ever felt that way? Actually, I’m more likely to be found murmuring about how slow progress seems. The only thing that seems too fast is the constant flow of information and ideas that stream from computer devices to our brains every day. So much, so fast that it can be a …
I watched with interest the recent attempt by 49-year-old grandmother, Penny Palfrey, to swim from Cuba to Florida without a shark cage. Her effort was not completed as she was scuttled by the tricky currents of the Florida Straits. Palfrey was pulled from the water 26 miles from her goal after 41 hours in the …